Prashant ji, as requested by you, I checked the keys in Dr. Almeida's flora.
Your plant is certainly Torenia. There are eight species of Torenis
described in the flora. The main distinguishing feature being calyx narrowly
winged or calyx broadly winged.
There are two features that stand out in your post. The deltoid ovate leaves
and the arching filaments. I am not sure whether the calyx in your pictures
should be considered narrowly or broadly winged. If one considers the calyx
broadly winged- it should be T. indica. It is found in Matheran.
Here the key from the flora Vol III B , pg 423:
*Torenia* Linn
1.Calyx broadly
winged------------------------------------------------------------2
2. Filaments toothed------------------------------------------- T.
cordifolia
2. Filaments not toothed
3
3. Flowers with dark purple patches------------------ T.fournieri
3.Flowers without dark purple patches--------------- T. indica
1. Calyx narrowly winged
4
4. Fruiting calyx ribbed
5
5. Flowers solitary
6
6. Calyx hirsute; corolla pale blue with dark
blotches on the lobes of lower lip---------------T.
diffusa
6. Calyx not hirsute ; corolla purple, no
dark blotcheson lips---------------------------------T.
bicolor
5. Flowers in clusters---------------------------------------T.
thouarsii
4. Fruiting calyx not ribbed
7
7.Corolla less thn 1 cm long-----------------------------T.
lindernioides
7. Corolla more than 2 cm long-------------------------T.
asiatica
regards,
Rashida.
On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 11:04 AM, L. Rasingam <[email protected]> wrote:
> Yes sir,
> It is more or less look like the earlier plant.
>
> Regards
> L.Rasingam
>
>
> On 28 August 2010 11:00, Gurcharan Singh <[email protected]> wrote:
>
>> Appears same as Prashant ji's plant
>>
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>> On Sat, Aug 28, 2010 at 10:56 AM, L. Rasingam <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>>> Dear friends,
>>>
>>> Photo from Nadugani Ghats of Nilgiri Biosphere Reserve.
>>> I took the photo one month before.
>>> It is a small herb found on the wet rocks.
>>>
>>> Regards
>>> L.Rasingam
>>>
>>>
>>> On 28 August 2010 10:28, Neil Soares <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> HI Prashant,
>>>> This is definitely a Torenia sp. possibly Torenia lindernioides.
>>>> Regards,
>>>> Neil.
>>>>
>>>> --- On *Fri, 8/27/10, Prashant awale <[email protected]>* wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> From: Prashant awale <[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: [efloraofindia:45699] Torenia or Lindernia? 270810-PKA2
>>>> To: "indiantreepix" <[email protected]>
>>>> Date: Friday, August 27, 2010, 7:15 PM
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Dear Friends,
>>>> Came across this herb at "Hasha-Chi- Patti" on the way to Matheran. I
>>>> had seen only one plant in the entire stretch. I remember seeing the
>>>> similar
>>>> herb at Purandar.
>>>>
>>>> Date/Time: 21-08-2010
>>>> Location: "Hasha-Chi- Patti" on the way to Matheran.
>>>> Habitat: Wild
>>>> Plant Habit: Herb ( 15cm approx)
>>>>
>>>> regards
>>>> Prashant
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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